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Italian contributions to planetary astronomy : from the discovery of Ceres to Pluto's orbit / Ileana Chinnici, editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Historical & cultural astronomy 2509-3118
- Historical & cultural astronomy, 2509-3118
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Astronomy--Italy--History--19th century.
- Astronomy.
- Astronomy--Italy--History--20th century.
- Astronomers--Italy.
- Astronomers.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vii, 153 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color).
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Springer, [2024]
- Contents:
- 1. A look back to Galileo by Giorgio Strano
- 2. The discovery of Ceres, a sort of "scientific comedy" by Ileana Chinnici
- 3. Schiaparelli's studies about Mars, asteroids and shooting stars by Mario Carpino and Agnese Mandrino
- 4. Comet observers in Florence by Simone Bianchi, Daniele Galli and Antonella Gasperini
- 5. Angelo Secchi and planetary astronomy by Aldo Altamore, William Sheehan and Richard McKim
- 6. Transit of Venus 1874: an Italian expedition to Bengal by Giuseppe Massone
- 7. De Gasparis' asteroids by Mauro Gargano
- 8. Catania Observatory and Eros parallax by Gianfranco Occhipinti
- 9. The last "Italian" asteroids by Giuseppe Massone
- 10. Pluto's orbit: the Paduan contribution by Valeria Zanini and Simone Zaggia.
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed March 26, 2024).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9783031483899
- 3031483898
- Publisher Number:
- 99996324378
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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